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RUSSIAN VERB

удивиться

to be surprised

  • #422 most used
  • Reflexive verb

Conjugation

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Past

Прошедшее время · by gender and number: он говорил, она говорила

  1. он he was surprised
  2. она she was surprised
  3. оно it was surprised
  4. они they were surprised

Future

Будущее время · “буду” and the infinitive for an imperfective verb; a perfective verb conjugates by itself

  1. я I will be surprised
  2. ты you will be surprised
  3. он, она, оно he/she will be surprised
  4. мы we will be surprised
  5. вы you all will be surprised
  6. они they will be surprised

Conditional

Условное наклонение · “would”: the past and “бы”

  1. он he would be surprised
  2. она she would be surprised
  3. оно it would be surprised
  4. они they would be surprised

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

  1. ты be surprised!
  2. вы be surprised! (formal, or all of you)

How to use удивиться

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Past

    Я очень удивилась твоему звонку.

    I was very surprised by your call.

  2. Future

    Твоя мама удивится, когда увидит кухню.

    Your mum will be surprised when she sees the kitchen.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы удивилась, если бы папа приготовил ужин.

    I'd be surprised if Dad cooked dinner.

  4. Imperative

    Только не удивись, когда войдёшь в комнату.

    Just don't be startled when you walk into the room.

Good to know

  • Удивиться is once: я удивился, I was surprised. Its first person changes: удивлюсь.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: reflexive verb.